Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meckel

/mˈɛkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: meck-el
IPA: /mˈɛkəl/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

German

Derived Forms

Meckelian

Phrases

Meckel's cartilage Meckel's cave Meckel's diverticulum Meckel-Serres law Meckel's ganglion Meckel syndrome

Rhymes With

jekyll heckle freckle speckle shekel eckel heckel jaeckel steckel seckel dekle

Questions

How do you pronounce meckel?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛkəl/.
What does meckel mean?: A surname.
Where does meckel come from?: German

How to pronounce meckel

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